Local Government

Local residents can weigh in by answering a brief online survey about the proposed change.

According to a recent study, the median home sale price in the Hopkinsville area increased by 82.8% from 2014 to 2023, along with a 66.4% increase in average sale price.

The bid from Kentucky-based Railmark Holdings Inc. includes a pledge to establish a train-centric travel agency in the downtown building.

Hoptown Chronicle has gathered everything you need to know about casting a ballot this fall.

Sealed bids for the depot, which city officials estimated would cost at least $2 million to restore, will be accepted until 10 a.m. on Oct. 23.

The awards were designed to recognize "individuals or organizations who diligently work to improve our community without seeking recognition."

Falls led the Attucks High School basketball team to two state titles in the Kentucky High School Athletic League Championships and advanced four times to a national tournament for Black schools during segregation. 

The first step in a five-month process is a survey being conducted in August to gauge local perceptions about Hopkinsville's identity.

Honorees representing five categories — small business, nonprofits, volunteers, education and city employees — will be named in August.

Appointments were made to the Board of Ethics, Human Rights Commission, Housing Authority and the Hopkinsville-Christian County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau.

Appointments were announced to the museum, Hopkinsville Electric, convention center and the police and fire pension boards.

The plan includes a pedestrian bridge over Eagle Way bypass and hinges on the federal grant covering 80% of the construction cost.